Box Score | Season Stats

PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The Ichabods snapped a five-game losing streak as Logan Stutz returned to the Washburn line up scoring 17 points with 13 coming in the second half as Washburn topped Pittsburg State 62-54. The Ichabods will be back in action on Saturday when they face Emporia State in Lee Arena at 7:30 p.m.

The Ichabods (8-8, 2-7 MIAA) held the Gorillas without a field goal for 9:58 in the second half as Pittsburg State (7-8, 1-7 MIAA) finished the half 8 of 24 in the final stanza.

Stutz had not appeared in a game since the Dec. 28th loss to Missouri Western in Topeka, but returned to lead the Ichabods with 17 points off the bench hitting 7 of 9 shots from the field. De'Andre Washington recorded his fifth double double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Maurice Colter scored nine points while dishing out a game-high six assists.

Rodney Grace led the Gorillas wit 25 points hitting 8 of 11 attempts from the field. Spencer Magana scored all 15 of his points in the first half.

The bench scored 31 of the Ichabods' 62 points on the night while turning the ball over only twice in the final 20 minutes.

The Ichabods outshot the Gorillas 42 percent to 40 percent as the Ichabods hit 23 of 55 attempts while Gorillas were 17 of 43. Washburn had 17 assists on 23 field goals and out rebounded the Gorillas 34 to 32. After going 4 of 10 from the free throw line in the first half, the Ichabods were a perfect 9 of 9 from the charity stripe in the second half. The Gorillas finished the game 16 of 30 from the stripe.

The win was the fourth straight in the series over the Gorillas as Washburn improved to 90-72 all-time against Pitt State. The home team improved to 23-5 in the last 28 teams.